Monthly Archives: October 2009
More Bosworth Field investigation news
My Google news alerts went crazy with all of these articles on the Bosworth Field investigation! Here is my last post on the subject and I’ve linked to several of today’s stories below this excerpt from the Guardian article: Five … Continue reading
Picture of the Week #43
Wax figure of Anne of Cleves at Madame Tussauds London. Photo May 1998. I think this is my favorite of the group.
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How to wash a giant 16th century tapestry
Posted by the Historic Royal Palaces on their YouTube page (you can watch a larger version there).
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New book – The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty
I received an email about a new book on the whole Tudor dynasty that is coming out next year (apologies to the person who sent it… this post was accidentally still sitting in my drafts folder!). I don’t have any … Continue reading
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Real posts returning soon
Sorry I’ve been quiet for the past week, it’s been crazy at work (including two extra nights of working until 10 p.m. – thankfully my regular telescope night was rained out because three nights of working until 10 p.m. probably … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #42
Wax figure of Jane Seymour at Madame Tussauds London. Photo May 1998.
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New book – Cromwell to Cromwell: Reformation to Civil War
I received an email about this new book from The History Press – Cromwell to Cromwell: Reformation to Civil War From the link above: The English reformers of the 1530s, with Thomas Cromwell at their head, continued to have a … Continue reading
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UK National Archives early maps of Ireland
From the BBC: Wild wolves, fearsome chieftains, forts, castles and sea monsters – one could be forgiven for thinking this a fairytale. But it isn’t – this was the serious business of State map making – four centuries ago. Today, … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #41
Wax figure of Anne Boleyn at Madame Tussauds London. Photo May 1998. [This was supposed to magically appear as a pre-scheduled post as a test and it didn't work, so here it is again. - Lara]
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Previously unseen artifacts from the Mary Rose
The Mary Rose Trust unveiled some previously unseen artifacts as part of their new fundraising initiative that I posted about yesterday. Here is the press release and a few articles with photos of some of the artifacts. BBC: New Mary … Continue reading
Five things you probably didn’t know about the Mary Rose
The Mary Rose Trust will be launching their public appeal tomorrow (Oct. 12) and have sent out this informational email. I previously mentioned the new appeal briefly here. Five things you probably didn’t know about the Mary Rose 1. The … Continue reading
Holbein painting of Henry VIII featured in The Bulletin
The headline made me do a double-take: Henry VIII In Wedding Dress (1540) By Hans Holbein The Younger I know what they meant, but of course my brain instantly jumped to a vision of Henry VIII in white satin and lace … Continue reading
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Update to "Mary Queen of Scots in the Tower"
Well, I tried to update the post I made about this earlier in the week and it seems to have disappeared into the ether. In case it doesn’t reappear, here’s a link to the correction page at The Guardian which … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #40
Wax figure of Catherine of Aragon at Madame Tussauds London. Photo May 1998.
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Wolf Hall wins The Man Booker Prize
Congratulations to Hilary Mantel for winning The Man Booker Prize in Fiction with her novel about Thomas Cromwell’s rise to power, Wolf Hall. Official website of The Man Booker Prize
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Oatlands exhibition now open
The exhibition that I mentioned in this post from August is now open. Here is the website for the Elmbridge Museum, which is hosting the exhibition. Here’s an excerpt from an article in the Surrey Comet about the exhibition: Oatlands … Continue reading
William Tyndale featured at Executed Today
Head on over to Executed Today and read about English Bible translator William Tyndale, executed in 1536.
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Watch the installation of the new Constable of the Tower live
Historic Royal Palaces will be broadcasting the installation of General Sir Richard Dannatt as the 159th Constable of the Tower of London. Tune in to the website October 7!
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I'm probably being pedantic here…
… but this kind of set my teeth on edge: From The Guardian: One unfortunate consequence of being the Virgin Queen was the lack of any heir to Elizabeth I’s throne. So concerned were she and her advisers at court … Continue reading
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